swoon
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The besotted “Dive” would make anyone swoon into whatever arms will have them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The death of his wife, Martha, in 1782, when she was only 33, so devastated him that for weeks the sight of their children, now motherless, made him swoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But investors may have found a way through the swoon that gripped stocks earlier this month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
There was a collective swoon when news came through on Thursday that McTominay, the totem, had an iffy tummy, but he's good now.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Esperanza faked a swoon back into her seat.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Occasionally Mr. Paul’s violin swoons and shrieks in a manner we associate with the instrument, but he’s just as likely to use it as a starting point for an electronic drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
However, with strong earnings providing fundamental support, those swoons are likely to be the exception rather than the norm.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Everybody swoons when they put four and five on weaker teams.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
On top of all that, swoons for the Samantha Jones of it all – an amuse bouche successfully served that's bound to create issues to surmount down the road.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2023
In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if they rethought the whole show once America swoons over Cha-Cha the chow chow.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
None of this was good news, but if investors were on board with the long-term prospects of the neocloud, the stock wouldn’t have swooned so hard.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
Pessimists recalled the last time New Yorkers swooned over a charismatic mayoral candidate who inspired the young and promised a new era: John Lindsay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Soon after, he threw out the first pitch in the third game of the World Series at Yankee Stadium and the media swooned over his perfect delivery.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2024
As they bounced to a fevered version of Dog Days Are Over, and swooned to the gothic romance of Between Two Lungs, it was clear why Florence still inspires such devotion.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
On his hack porch, we talked of a thousand things and laughed and swooned in pipesmoke and ate pizza.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
These clips live on as fodder for collective swooning and fan-made montages.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
If you can’t remember what it was like to try to tiptoe while swooning, your heart barely able to stay in your chest, you were never a teenager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The boxing world is swooning over Moses Itauma.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
It’s been the favorite since sending critics and film fans swooning upon release in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
Zoe and Bianca drew their bows, but Bianca was having trouble because Grover kept swooning and leaning against her.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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